Exhibiting - a Tutorial.

S - o - m -e of the day WAS spent on chores, cleaning, dusting, wiping, mopping, usual hanging up of clothes cast over the bedroom chair..... just a slut really.

But then twas a rush to get stuff sorted for the exhibition on Monday.  This is not just gathering up ones works of art rubbish .  But some of those works of art have to be photographed, printed off, and stuck onto card, that has been folded, and making labels for the back of cards, and placing envelopes and putting all in a sealed plastic see through effort to present it for sale!  Never count your labour costs, no one would ever be able to afford you.

Then there are the 'Prints'.  Take picture of work of art (rubbish)  print out, frame with mount place on piece of very expensive backing paper , and put into large clear plastic envelope, equally expensive.

Work out cost of backing paper, frame, envelope, take no account of hours involved  - and price.

 Framed original art work.  Ensure pricing takes into account cost of framing. (ignore hours labouring)

Make labels, title, media, price, print off, laminate, cut, not forgetting ones biography.

"I live in a rural part of this North East Corner.  But only minutes away from the sea.

My inspiration comes from what I see around me.

Struggling to portray what I see keeps me quiet – a blessing to many.

Most of my painting are in water colour, but I do love pen an and ink, which does tend to creep in, the purists will say far too much.

I hope you enjoy my pictures.

Just remember there is a lot to be said for Artistic Licence, though to date, I have not got one.

JUST JILL."

Pack into bags, distributing weight so one can carry from car park to exhibition.  Ensure inhaler packed.

Then go down shed/studio/drinking den/opera theatre/bird hide.

And PLAY with Christmas Gifts.  Daughter number 3 gave me a set of inks, all different colours, eight of them.  Had to wait until today for the nibs to arrive for me to play.

Whooooo.  

Guess what I am doing now?  Cheers.